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Hey @David K. Smith , got a minute? I'll keep saying this every time I post...glad you're back! Look how much I've matured spending time with @Ed Kapuscinski in the negative space zone.Thanks for drawing up all those great plans for me not to use!
I'm still trying to wrap my head around this thread. It ain't working. It makes me feel like I've been on a drinking binge.Best of luck with whatever it is you're trying to do. Moving on now...
That actually makes a lot of sense. It's been a journey.In short, after deciding on a track plan and never building it, I was gifted @sizemore 's HCD which was currently owned by @btsnyder27. Ben traded it to me for the middle section of @Ed Kapuscinski old NCR shelf (not the kidney).
They brought up this cheap little Tamiya drill. I thought it was so cool that it was a kit...all for $20.
What is this drill you speak of, Colonel?
Hmmm, the handle seems to be designed for drilling horizontally, but a bit awkward for vertical holes, like car sides Otto K.
No more so than a pin-vise...
... chuck a #79 or #80 bit in there with the supplied collet/s?
Actually... I've found pistol-grip drills to be less controllable for accurate drilling than pencil-grip. I think it's because fingertip accuracy is better than wrist accuracy. The Tamiya drill looks really interesting for a lot of my modeling, but then I visualize something I do frequently requiring centering a 0.025" drill on a 1/16" wide bit of plastic. I'm instantly dissuaded in the realization that I'll never get my hand stable enough for success without a pilot hole done with a pin vise... and for holes that small, why make it a two-step process?I do like Richie's solution with the kitbashed screwdriver. I need to put it on the project list. Right now I'm using a micro-sized crank drill I've had for - no kidding - 50 years. For what it is it works great, although it has its own issues with stability.I wouldn't even if the collet could. The wrist stability thing again. I can see myself breaking bit after (expensive) bit attempting it. I'd say the smallest you'd want to do with it would be a #60.